Focus of NCF Shareholder Work to Implement Energy Efficiency Programs in All Homes

Centex Corporation recently announced plans to implement its Energy Advantage program in all homes it builds throughout the United States beginning on January 1, 2009. The announcement comes in the wake of several years of shareholder filings, led by the Nathan Cummings Foundation, asking the company to disclose information on its approach to energy efficiency and climate change. Centex Energy Advantage homes are estimated to achieve a 10 to 22% efficiency improvement when compared to a standard efficiency house built to the current code. Taken together, the homes will avoid the production of thousands of tons of GHG emissions over their lifetimes.

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